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Indeterminism in Neurobiology [PDF]

, 2005
I examine different arguments that could be used to establish indeterminism of neurological processes. Even though scenarios where single events at the molecular level make the difference in the outcome of such processes are realistic, this falls short ...
Weber, Marcel
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Losing energy in classical, relativistic and quantum mechanics. [PDF]

, 2006
A Zenonian supertask involving an infinite number of colliding balls is considered, under the restriction that the total mass of all the balls is finite.
Atkinson, David
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Alternatives to histories? Employing a local notion of modal consistency in branching theories [PDF]

, 2011
Branching theories are popular frameworks for modeling objective indeterminism in the form of a future of open possibilities. In such theories, the notion of a history plays a crucial role: it is both a basic ingredient in the axiomatic definition of the
Müller, Thomas
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Linearism, Universalism and Scope Ambiguities

Analytic Philosophy, Volume 67, Issue 1, Page 59-71, March 2026.
ABSTRACT In this paper, I distinguish two possible families of semantics of the open future: Linearism, according to which future tense sentences are evaluated with respect to a unique possible future history, and Universalism, according to which future tense sentences are evaluated universally quantifying on the histories passing through the moment of
Aldo Frigerio
wiley   +1 more source

The Evolutionary Indeterminism Thesis [PDF]

, 2003
Evolutionary indeterminists argue that, in addition to any indeterminism introduced by quantum events, at least some evolutionary processes are themselves fundamentally indeterministic.
Shanahan, Timothy
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Ludwik Silberstein o przyczynowości w przyrodzie

Zagadnienia Filozoficzne w Nauce, 2011
In this paper we present the opinions of Ludwik Silberstein (1872-1948) on the question of causality in the scientific investigations. The discussion is based on the examples taken from physics and astronomy. Silberstein is convinced that the principle of
Piotr Flin, Agnieszka Stępień
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Agency Under Prediction: A Review of The Human Test

Natural Sciences, Volume 6, Issue 1, January 2026.
This review examines Ron Folman's book, “The Human Test”, which proposes auditing human agency via measurable predictability scores enabled by AI and large‐scale behavioral data. It highlights the book's practical and ethical implications, while arguing that predictability must be reported with explicit data/compute budgets, out‐of‐distribution tests ...
Eliahu Cohen
wiley   +1 more source

The Reality of Contingency: Implications for Crisis Management

Risk, Hazards &Crisis in Public Policy, Volume 16, Issue 3, September 2025.
ABSTRACT We live in a time of overwhelming uncertainty. Whether it is the consequences of the 2025 global trade war, the war in Ukraine, the outbreak of new pandemics, the validity of knowledge, or the possible extinction of humans as a species, the power of contingency has never been so profound.
Simon Hollis, Magnus Ekengren
wiley   +1 more source

Finitude and the Good Will

European Journal of Philosophy, Volume 33, Issue 3, Page 927-941, September 2025.
Abstract According to Kant, both finite (human) and non‐finite (divine) wills are subject to the moral law, though the manner of their subjection differs. The fact that the law expresses an ‘ought’ for the human will is a function of our imperfection.
Alex Englander
wiley   +1 more source

Popper and Free Will

Studia Philosophica Estonica, 2010
Determinism seems incompatible with free will. However, even indeterminism seems incompatible with free will, since it seems to make free actions random. Popper contends that free agents are not bound by physical laws, even indeterministic ones, and that
Danny Frederick
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